Take a look at what’s on in York this week.
Get a dose of 80s nostalgia with brand new musical comedy NOW That’s What I Call A Musical at the Grand Opera House York, Wise Children returns to York Theatre Royal with an adaptation of North by Northwest, comedian Paddy McGuinness is at York Barbican – and more!
What’s on in York this week: Sunday 16 – Friday 21 March
All week
NOW That’s What I Call A Musical
Get ready to relive the soundtrack of your youth at NOW That’s What I Call A Musical! Celebrating 40 years of iconic and chart-topping compilation albums, this brand-new musical comedy has an unbeatable 80s soundtrack and show-stopping direction and choreography by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood.
- Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
- Tue 18 – Sat 22 Mar
- 7:30pm (2:30pm Wed & Sat matinees)
- More info
North By Northwest
It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mistaken for another…But that is exactly what happens to Roger Thornhill, reluctant hero of North by Northwest, when a mistimed phone call to his mother lands him smack bang in the middle of a Cold War conspiracy. Now he’s on the run, dodging spies, airplanes and a femme fatale who might not be all she seems.
Director Emma Rice returns to York with her company Wise Children to take on Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic thriller – with just six shape-shifting performers, a fabulous ‘50s soundtrack and a LOT of suitcases.
- York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD
- Tue 18 Mar – Sat 5 Apr
- Multiple times
- More info
Monday
The Darkness with special guests ASH
The Darkness are hitting the road next March for their largest headline tour of the UK in years, solidifying their status as one of Britain, and indeed the world’s, most important rock bands.
The Dreams On Toast UK headline tour will see them play 17 shows across the country finishing at London’s OVO Wembley Arena on March 29th. Support comes from Northern Irish indie-rock heroes Ash, who first supported The Darkness on their legendary ‘Permission To Land Tour’ over 20 years ago.
- York Barbican, Paragon St, York, YO10 4AH
- Mon 17 Mar
- 7pm
- More info
Wednesday
Say Owt presents: Luke Wright
Following the smash hit success of his Silver Jubilee show Luke Wright returns with a new set of poems that get to grips with the idea of JOY. Is it possible, as a 42 year old, to feel pure unbridled happiness, and what does it look like?
- The Crescent York, 8 The Crescent, York, YO24 1AW
- Wed 19 Mar
- 7:30pm
- More info
Thursday
The Duke
Funny, poignant and playful, this one-man show from award-winning writer and performer Shôn Dale-Jone weaves together the tragi-comic fate of a family heirloom – a porcelain figure of The Duke of Wellington, the quandary of a scriptwriter stretching his integrity. and an unfolding disaster as thousands of children flee their homes. This playful show gently challenges our priorities in a world full of crisis.
- Theatre@41, 41 Monkgate, York, YO31 7PB
- Thu 20 Mar
- 7:30pm
- More info
Paddy McGuinness – Nearly There…
Paddy McGuinness is a much-loved presence on British TV, from his legendary acting roles in Phoenix Nights, Max and Paddy and The Keith and Paddy Picture Show to presenting primetime TV shows such as Take Me Out and BBC’s Top Gear, as well as having sold out hundreds of venues across the country on his stand-up tours. In 2021 Paddy releases his acclaimed autobiography My Lifey. Now Paddy is raring to get back to where he belongs – on stage, making people laugh, with his hotly anticipated show.
- York Barbican, Paragon St, York, YO10 4AH
- Thu 20 Mar
- 7:45pm
- More info